Measuring and registering device



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- G. KRUEGER.

MEASURING AND REGISTERING DEVIGE. N0. 531,047.

Patented Dec. 18, 1894.

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G; KRUEGER. MEASURING AND, REGISTERING DEVIGE. No. 531,047.

' Pa-tentedDec. 18', 1894.

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G. KRUEGER.

MEASURING AND REGISTERING DEYIUB. No. 531,047. Patented'Dec. 18, 1894.

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G. KRUEGBR.

MEASURING AND REGISTERING DEVIGE.

No. 531,047. Patented Dec. 18, 1894.

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Patented Dec. 18, 1894.

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. Johhsto'wn, in the county of O ambria' and 'Stat'e'of Pe nnsylv'ania, have invented a new and 1m proved Measuringand Registering De: f vice,- ol" which the following is a full, clear, and exact description;

r new and improved measuring and-registering l I eepingrecord thereof, and for various other tor -controllinga wheel adapted to-conneot:

purposes.

-' ment. Fig. 4: is a plan View off-the same with I tional side elevation of .part of the registeri'ng device, nthe1ine 55 ofFig. '3. ,Fig. 6

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l omm es forming part of Letters Patent n 531.047. dated December'i18,'1 894.

v Q pr pa q fil l April 28, 1894. Serial No. 509.391. (Nornoclelt) Be it known that 1, GEORGE KRUEG'ER, of

The object ofjmyinvention is tojprovide a device designed 'for accurately measuring, calculating, and addin-gthe number of feet in areas of given.length,-the device being more especially adapted for measuring lumber. and

The invention consists principally ofa cord with'a number of graduated gear wheels, each The invention also'consis'ts in certain parts Reference isto be had to the accompanying drawings,forming ajpartjof the specification, in which the same letters of :referenceindioate the' same for corresponding partsin all I asectional sideelevation of the improvement, onthe line 1-71 of Fig. 3'. Fig. 2'is a reduced side elevation of the same, showing,the-registeringdevice. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional plan view- ,of' the improvepartsinsection. Fig.5 is an'enla'rged secis an enlarged sectionalside elevation of part of theadding mechanism. Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional-side elevation of part of the registering mechanism. Fig. 8 is a plan View of the same, with the casing in section; and

Vations of the graduatedgear wheels in mesh with their registering wheels.

The improved measuring and registering device is providedwitha suitably constructed casing A, formedwith the straight endA" ale to be measured, so as to hold the casing stationary on the article while the measure is taken. In the casing A is journaled the trans- Y verselyextjending shattBpn which is mounted to turn loosely a wheel G, pro.vided in its-periphery'with a helical groove.O', engaged by a measuring cable,cord, rope, band or chain C made of suitable material and-fastened at one The outer end of the cable .0 is adapted to pass through a guiding tubeO pivoted at Otto the in'sideof the casing'at the sideA,

thesai'dguidin-gtube extending abouthori- -z' ontally and longitudinallyto the top of the wheel 0. A friction roller Ci-isjo'urnaled in. .the front andrear of the casing A and'exend tothe said wheel at the periphery thereof. l

tends over thecable at the-"top ot the wheel G to hold the cable in place in the groove '0. I The cable after passing through the tube-O passes through an opening A formed in the straight end A ofvthecasi'ng i A. R

Onthe-outer end of-"the-ca'ble C? isar ranged a. suitable handle CZadapted to be taken hold of bythe operatorto pullthe cable outward out ofthe casing and over the surface tobe meas'u red,-as hereinaf.ter more fully described. The wheel '0 is controlled by a".

spring-C connected at its-inner end with the when the cable. 0 is pulled outward it unwindsfrom the wheel 0 and rotates the latter, so as to wind up the spring 07. .When

the operator releases the handle-O then the ranged in such a manner that when the wheel v G is turned in the direction of the arrow a,

on pulling the, cable 0 outward, then the said pawls B carry the ratchet wheel Balong, to rotate the shaft B in the same direction. When the cable 0 is again wound up on its wheel 0, aspre'viously described, by the op-- erator releasing the pull on the handle 0 then the wheel 0 travels in the inverse dicasing A, andat its outer end with the riin of theiwheel O as shown in Fig. 3. Thus,

rection of the arrow at, and the pawls B held on 'thesaid ring thenglide over the teeth of the ratchet wheel B, without turning the latter.

gear wheel F, F, F F or F, then the ro- On the inner end of the shaft B is secured a series of graduated gear wheels D, D, D D and D having a different number of teeth, as plainly shown in' Figs. 9 to 13 inclusive, the said wheels each controlling a registering device presently to be described in detail.

The gear wheels D, D, D D and D mesh into gear wheels F, F, F F and F respectively, mounted to rotate loosely on transversely extending shafts G, G,G G, G respectively journaled in suitable hearings in the casing A, the said shafts extending to the front face of the casing A, as plainly illus' trated in Figs. 2 and 3.

On each shaft G, G, G G and G is arranged a clutch mechanism E consisting of a slidable clutch disk E adapted to engage a clutch F on the corresponding Wheel F, F, F F or F so that when the clutch E on any one of the shafts G, G, G G or G is in meshor engagement with the corresponding tary motion of the latteris transmitted to the corresponding shaft G, G, G G or G. Each clutch disk E is pressed on by a spring E coiled on the respective shaft and abutting on a collar E fixed on the shaft. ApiuE (see Figs. 9 and 10) is carried on the hub of each slidable disk E and extends through a slot in the inner end of the shaft G, G',' G G or G the said pin being also held in a rod E fitted to slide in the hollow inner end of the corresponding shaft G, G, G G or G on Fig. 3.

The several rods E extend beyond the inner open ends of the shafts G,G', G G and Ci and abut on the face of an indicating wheel E mounted to rotate loosely on the shaft B.

adapted to be engaged by the rods E it being understood that the rods rest normally on the straight face of the wheel E to hold the clutch disk E out of engagement with the clutches F of the several gear wheels F, F, F F and F". Now when the operator shifts the indicating wheel E to bring acor- -responding recess in alignment with its red F. then the spring E for this red forces the latter transversely to carry the clutch disk E along and move it in mesh with the clutch on the corresponding wheel F, F, F F or F to lock this wheel to the corresponding shaft G, G, G G or G A rotary motion given to the shaft B by manipulating the cable 0 as above described will rotate the shaft G, G, G G or-G for which the wheel E was set. The wheel E is provided with a handle E extending through a slot A in the casing A as shown in Fig. L The casing is provided at one edge of the slot with a graduation A indicating the various lengths of the articles to be measured. A knob and pointer E on the outer end of the handle E serves to move the latter and to indicate the desired point on the graduation. Now it will be seen that when the handle E of the indicating wheel E stands at the end of the slot A or between points of the graduation A, then the said wheel is not engaged at any one of its recesses E by a pin E so that all the clutch devices E are inactive and the gear wheels F, F, F F and F are all uncoupled from the shafts G, G, G G, and G" respectively. Now when the operator moves the knob pointer E to a mark on the graduation A, then the corresponding recess E is brought in alignment with its red E to permit the spring E to shift the slidable clutch disk t in mesh with the clutch F on the corresponding gear wheel F, F, F F or F and lock this gear wheel to its corresponding shaft G, G, G G or G. The device is then set for measuring articles of a length indicated on the respective point on the graduation A.

On the outer ends of the shafts G. G, G

and H", indicating on dials I, I, I I, and 1' respectively, arranged on the front face of the casing A, as plainly illustrated in Fig. 2. The several dials mentioned are graduated to indicate from zero (0) to one hundred feet, board measure,whichis one foot square and one inch thick, the several dials indicating further for different lengths ofboards, the unit of such length being marked on the dial, and corresponds to the corresponding mark on the graduation A as shown in Fig. 2. Thus the dial I is for eighteen feet length, the dial 1 for sixteen feet length, the dial I for fourteen feet length, the dial 1 for twelve feet. length, and the dial I for twenty feet length,

both; is evident that this can be changed to any length desired, by providing a different series of graduated wheels D, D, D D D Now it will be seen that when boards, say of eighteen feet length are measured, then the operator moves the knob E to the mark 18 on graduation A, so that when the cable is drawn across the boards, then the said gear wheel D is rotated as previously described, on the pulling out of the cable 0'' as before mentioned. The rotary motion of the gear wheel D is transmitted to the gear wheel F and shaft G, so that the pointer II is moved on the dial I, to indicate the amount of board measure in the lumber under treatment.

In order to give the entire amount of all the lumber measured, the following adding device is provided. On each shaft G, G, G G and G is secured a cam J, adapted to actuate a lever K, fulcrumed on a pin K secured to the front ofthe casing,at the inner face thereof, as plainly shown in Figs. 3 and 8. A spring K, fastened at one end to apin on the casing, presses with its other end on the said lever K, to hold its inner end at all times in frictional contact with the peripheral surface of the corresponding cam J. In the outer or free end of the lever K is pivoted at K a toe K pressed on by a spring K so as to hold the said toe K in position in one direction, but to permit the toe to swing in an opposite direction. The toes of the several ICC I I n. r

4, I to engage andturn a Wheel N, journaled in levers Kare adapted toia'ct on a ratchet wheel L secured on a sleeve L, journaled in suit'- .able bearingsin the casingA, the. saidsleeve L carrying on its outer end a pointer L ,,in-

dicating on" a dial L arrangedon the front face of the casing A, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

'This dial L indicates from zero. (0) to oneq t'h ousand feet oflumber measure.

Y tance between two-teeth, and the pointer L 1 1 controlledby the saidratchet wheel .is shifted to the next following"numeral'on the dial L Now, it'wi-ll beseen that when one of the shafts G, G, G G ,'orG .is rotated,- then its til finally the poin.t.J"of,the said carn passes tact with a tooth of the ratchet wheel L,'to turn the latter in the direction of the arrow 0 The ratchet -wheel L is thus moved the disthus indicating that boards containing one hundred feet lumber .measure have been measured, and the correspondingpointer H, H, H H H has passed back to. the zero mark on its corresponding dial I,- I, 1 mm I -In order to prevent the ratchet wheel L 'from'being moved too far by the corresponding lever K, I provide a lock wheel L c'arry. ing a spring L engaged by'a spring L 'fulcrumed on the casing, as shown in 'Figsr3 "and5.

In order to register aftotal of more than one thousand fe'e-t of lumber measure, the following device-isprovided: On the inner face of the ratchetwheelL is secured a pin L 'adaptecl 1 suitable bearings erected in the casing A, the said gear wheel carryinga second gear wheel from one subdivision to the next following N in mesh witha gear wheel 0, secured on a shaft 0 journaled 1 in the sleeve L, of the ratchet Wheel L, as illustrated .in Figs. 3, 6, 7, and 8. In order to prevent the gear wheel 0 from being moved too far at a time, I provide a spring 0', engaging the peripheral surface 50 of the'said gear wheel and supported Within the casingAn On the outer end of the" shaft 0 is secured a pointer 0 indicatinglon a dial 0 divided in sub-divisions of one thousand feet of lumber measure. As shown in Fig. 2, the said pointer-.0 can register up to twentyfive thousandfeet of lumber measure.

Now, it will be seen that at each complete rotation of the ratchet wheel L, its pin L will engage and move the gear wheel N thedistance between two teeth, so that the gear wheel- Nwill move'the gear Wheel 0 the distance between two of its. teeth, whereby the shaftO is rotated and the pointer 0 moves one, thus registeringv one thousand feet of lumber measurev. I

Itwill be seen-that the device described is very simple and durable in construction, and can be readily handled and manipulated .to accurately obtain the number of feet in areas of given'length, say of lumber or other -articles'and surfaces to be measured; Having thus. described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. Adevice ofthe class described, compris- 1 ing'a casing, amain shaft, a cable actuated operating wheel'j'ournaled -thereon,'a series of graduated wheels fixedly held on the shaft, eachhaving an independent registering device connected therewith and normally held out of. operative position, and a shifting mechanism loosely mounted on the main shaft,adapted to be set to bring any one of the registering devices intoan operative'po sition, as andfor the purposes set forth.

.2-.-An improved device of the class .de-'

scribed, comprising a casing, a main shaft, a

rotatable wheel mounted thereon, spring actuatedin one direction and having a cable, wound onits periphery and extended through the casing to forrna handle member, a series ofgraduated gearwheels secured on the said shaft, each having a registering device connected' therewith, and a shifting mechanism held'to rotateon the shaft, and having a'handle extended without the .casingw'hereby it can beset to engage any one ofthe registering devices, .as'spccified. v a 3. A deviceof the class described comprising'a casing a main operating shaft,,means foroperating it fromthe outside of the casing, *a series of' graduated gear wheels mounted thereon, registering devices having gear wheels loosely mounted on their supporting shafts :and'held to'mesh with the graduated gear .wheels, a springactuated clutch mechanism: connected with such registering devices, ashifting disk held to normally engage such clutch devices and'hold them out of op- .erative positiombut capable-of adjustment whereby any one'of such clutch devices can be moved into operativeposition, said disk having an operating member extended to the outside. ofthe casing, all arranged substan-- tially as shown and for the purposes described.

- 4. A device of theclass described, provided with a revolubl'e wheel having a peripheral groove, and a cable adapted to engage the said groove, the said cable being normally wound up and extending in the groove of the said wheel, so that on pulling the outer end of the cable the said wheel rotates, and a pivoted guide tube for the saidcable, substantially as shown and described. 5. In a device of the class described, the

combination with a wheel adapted to be turned and having recesses on its face, of a clutch mechanism controlled from the. said wheel and comprising a pin adapted to abut on the faceof the-saidwheel and adapted to pass into a corresponding recess, a clutch disk carried by the spring and coupled with the shaftto be driven, and a clutch on the driving gear wheel and adapted to be engaged by the said disk whenever the pin drops into its recess on the said wheel, substantially as shown and described.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination, with a cable, and a springpressed revoluble wheel adapted to be turned by the said cable, of a shaft on which the said wheel is loosely mounted, a ratchet wheel held on the said shaft, adapted to be engaged by pawls on the said wheel, a series of graduated gear wheels secured on the said shaft, and a shifting disk held to rotate on the shaft between the gear wheels and the ratchet wheel and having members adapted to be locked one at a time to a registering device, substantially as shown and described.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination with a casing, an operating shaft and ratchet wheel held thereon, a cable actu ated operating wheel loosely journaled on the shaft and having spring pawl connections ated by the movement of any one of such devices, all substantially scribed.

8. In a device, of the class described, the combination, with a series of graduated gear wheels adapted to be turned, of a registering as shown and dedevice for each of the said graduated gear wheels, the said registering device comprising a gear wheel in mesh with its corresponding graduated gear wheel, a shaft carrying the said gear wheel, a clutch for locking the said gear wheel to the said shaft, a pointeriou the said shaft, a dial on which the said pointer indicates, an adding mechanism actuated from the several parts, the said adding mechanism comprising a cam on each shaft, a springpressed lever adapted to be actuated from the said cam, a ratchet wheel adapted to be operated on by the several levers, a pointer carried on the hub of the said ratchet wheel, and adial on which indicates the last mentioned pointer, substantially as shown and described.

9 A device of the class described, provided with an adding mechanism comprising a series of shafts, a cam on each shaft, springpressed levers adapted to be actuated by the said cams, a ratchet wheel adapted to be acted on by the said levers, a pointer carried on the hub of the said ratchet wheel, and a dial on which indicates the said pointer, substantially as shown and described.

10. In a device of the character described, in combination a series of registering devices having each a shaft, provided with a cam and spring pressed levers adapted. to be operated by the said cams, and an adding mechanism common to all registering devices and having a ratchet wheel adapted tobe acted on by the aforesaid levers, stop devices forlimiting the throw of the adding ratchet wheel, a pointer GEORGE KRUEGER.

Witnesses:

ED. KEANE, TH o. G. HOSTER. 

